Members of South Africa’s Parliament are pushing for the country to wean its dependence on coal-fired power plants and instead invest more in clean energy development, power saving and the nuclear sector. The proposal triggered a debate in Parliament about the country’s future energy portfolio.

Last week’s floods in Bolivia spell a looming water crisis for the small South American country, AlterNet says. Bolivia is vulnerable to a number of climate extremes, from rapid glacial melt to dire droughts, and should brace itself for more emergency situations.

Iraq will start the first phase of a multibillion-dollar water injection project to help boost crude production rates from its southern oilfields, Reuters reports.

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, a Bulgaria native, is a Chicago-based reporter for Circle of Blue. She co-writes The Stream, a daily digest of international water news trends.
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